Currently, chartered, chauffeured transportation is regulated in the
state as luxury limousine service. Pursuant to rules of the public utilitiescommission (PUC), a luxury limousine is a stretched limousine, anexecutive car that is one of a list of authorized makes and models ofvehicle, or an executive van. Under the PUC's rules, a luxury limousinemust be 10 or fewer model years old.Section 1 of the bill authorizes chartered, chauffeured
transportation through a livery transportation authority (authority). Anauthority may provide service in the state if:
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The authority provides service within and between pointsin the counties of Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield,Denver, Douglas, Garfield, El Paso, Jefferson, Larimer,Pitkin, and Weld, and between those points and all pointswithin the state;
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The authority has a fleet of at least 3 vehicles, each with amanufacturer's suggested retail price of $35,000 or more,or, if the authority is physically located in Gilpin or Pitkincounty, a fleet of 2 or more such vehicles; and
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The authority applies for and obtains a permit from thePUC, pays the permit fee, and maintains sufficientinsurance.
Drivers for an authority must obtain a criminal history record
check, provide proof of medical fitness, and comply with hours-of-servicerequirements. Vehicles used by an authority must be inspected at leastannually. The PUC may promulgate safety rules regarding authorityservice; however, the PUC shall not promulgate rules regarding the ageor make and model of vehicles within an authority's fleet.Section 2 makes a conforming amendment.